The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-25

Governor Larrabee Renominated by Accla-
mation-The Text of the Platform.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Aug 24.-The Republican
State convention met this morning about noon
Chairman Beardsley announced as temporary
chairman, John Brennan. of Sioux City. In his
speech to the convention every reference to
Blaine was roundly applauded, and at the men
ton of Allison, the house nearly went wild
After the appointment of the usual committees
the convention adjourned until o'clock.
Upon re-assemblne in the afternoon, the
committee on credentials reported that there
were no contests Permanent officers were
selected as follows:
Chairman, Col D. B. Henderson, Dubuque
secretary, d. D. Donnan.
Gov. William Larrabee was nominated by ac-
clamation and responded in a brief speech. Lieu
tenant governor Hull was nominated in the
same manner. No nominating speeches were
made. and on these candidates there was no op-
position.
TIE baloting for Supreme Judge was then
begun On the fifth ballot for Supreme judge
Senator G. S. Robinson was nominated.
For Superintendent of Public instruction,
Henry Sabn, of Clinton. was nominated on the
third ballot.
The committee resolutions reported at 6:30
o'clock the following platform of principles
First-The Republicans of Iowa accept as settled
the old issues and conclusive results of the and
returning fraternity and reunion. The issues
raised in the South since the against the right of
freeman to cast his vote unolested and have it
honestly counted and against the right of majority
rule in the State and Nation. to be settled.
Second-We deny that the suffrage is purely local
question for each State to regulate in whole sup
press in part. as it chooses The suppression of the
votes of the black in the South is only
wrong to them; it is also national wrong in the cleo
tions for Congress- and bold and successful method
to make vote in the South count for as much as
in the North. and therefore wrong which reach
into every neghborhood and to every voter in the
Union. 1t is also used to degrade the negroes of the
South into a serve form of cheap labor with which
free labor everywhere must soon be brought into
Third-We continue to favor a protective tariff for
the upbuldng American industries and the develop
ment of all our nation. We also favor it
for the protection of American labor and in such de-
gree as will maintain to such labor the advantage of
the difference between the wages of the workngmen
of Europe and America. We believe the tariff should
be revised and reduced wherever this policy will al
low and the public interests approve. The strctest
honesty. economy and retrenchment should be re-
and we declare for all possible and practical
bic reduction of taxation, both national and State
We favor the revision of the revenue laws of the
State to the end that taxation may be equitable all
kinds CT property.
Fourth.-We are opposed to criminal and vicious
immigration of all kinds to threaten the public well
fare and disturb the social peace and all pauper
immigration and convict or coolie labor to the
contracting of prison labor by the State to bring
fair competition to American workrnen. We favor
such legislation in the State viii protect miners
and all other laborers in their full rights as ito
pensation protection of lfe hours of labor an
freedom of trade. Ali public lands should be held.
and all unearned lands granted reclaimed for actual
settlers Nonresident aliens should not be allowed
to acquire title to lands in this country.
Seventh-The civil service law enacted by the Re.
publican party and now fagranty disobeyed and
violated by the Democratic administration. should be
maintained and improved in all ways to insure its
of incumbents of office applicants for place
detail ~eryice of the government should be honesty